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Andrew Ellicott

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1901
be in accord with the history of the Na- tional Capital as we have heretofore read it. After reciting that the site had been chosen by Washington in 1791, the au- thor proceeds as follows: "Meanwhile Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant had been chosen by Washington to draw the plan of 'the new Federal town
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by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1901
Physical Description
[57]-67 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 5, no. 3/4
Summary
This journal article addresses sureveyor Andrew Ellicott's role in the laying out of the District of Columbia as well as many other later other projects he led.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Capitals (Cities)
Washington (D.C.)
United States - Capital and capitol.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 5, number 3/4 (1901), p. 57-67Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.5
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The bibliography of Washington County, Pennsylvania (so completed up to December 25, 1907) Under the auspices of the Washington County Historical Society

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Author
Crumrine, Boyd,
Date of Publication
1909]
Call Number
974.882 C956b
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Author
Crumrine, Boyd,
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg
Publisher
Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies,
Date of Publication
1909]
Physical Description
29 p. 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania bibliographies,
Subjects
Washington County (Pa.) - Bibliography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.882 C956b
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Fraud and falsehood exposed : General Taylor's Southern face

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Corporate Author
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Date of Publication
[1848?]
Call Number
815 P769 # 15
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published by a Committee of Democrats.
Corporate Author
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Greer's Printing Office,
Date of Publication
[1848?]
Physical Description
8 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
The issue dwarfing all others in the 1848 national elections was the disposition of territory acquired as the result of the Mexican War. Slave and Free states battled to add them to their ranks. Whig campaign pamphlets portrayed their candidate Taylor as anti-slavery in the North and as pro-slavery in the South. His opponent, Democrat Lewis Cass, was portrayed as pro-slavery in the North and anti-slavery in the South. The Democrats proceeded in a like manner. Here, for Northern consumption, Democrats demonstrate Taylor's "Southern face," i.e., his expressed comfort with Southern institutions and opposition to the Wilmot Proviso, barring slavery from the conquered territories.
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Cass, Lewis, - 1782-1866.
Taylor, Zachary, - 1784-1850.
Campaign literature - United States.
Presidential candidates - United States.
Presidents - United States
Slavery - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1845-1849.
Washington (D.C.) - Imprints - 19th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 15
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The social life of Washington

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Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Date of Publication
1906
THE SOCIAL LIFE OF WASHINGTON.* You have courtously invited me to address you upon some aspect the life of Washington. It need hardly be said that in this connection themes innumerable must necessarily sug- gest themselves. It might be natural to speak of Washington as a soldier, a statesman or a
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by Joseph Henry Dubbs, D.D, LL.D.
Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1906
Physical Description
[59]-70 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 10, no. 2
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 10, number 2 (1906), p. 59-70Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.10
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A calendar of Washington manuscripts in the Library of Congress

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Date of Publication
1901.
Call Number
923.173 W318un
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compiled under the direction of Herbert Friedenwald.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
G.P.O.,
Date of Publication
1901.
Physical Description
315 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Introduction -- Calendar of manuscripts from Washington -- Calendar of manuscripts to Washington -- Index of names.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Manuscripts - Bibliography.
Manuscripts - United States
United States - History - Sources.
Additional Author
Friedenwald, Herbert,
Additional Corporate Author
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 W318un
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Andrew Ellicott, his life and letters

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Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Date of Publication
1908
Call Number
925 E46m
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Responsibility
by Catharine Van Cortlandt Mathews.
Author
Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Grafton press
Date of Publication
1908
Physical Description
x, 256 p. front., plates, ports., maps (1 fold.) plans, facsims. 23cm.
Notes
"One thousand copies of this book have been printed from type and the type distributed."
Summary
A U.S. surveyor who resided in Lancaster County. He helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia, continued and completed Pierre Charles L'Enfant's work on the plan for Washington, D.C., and served as a teacher in survey methods for Meriwether Lewis.
Contents: 1. Parentage and early life 1754 - 1784. 2. Baltimore and the western boundary of Pennsylvania 1785. 3. Three boundaries and the first measurement of Niagara 1786-1790. 4. The city of Washington in the Territory of Columbia. 5. The road to Presqu' Isle Fort. 6. The Florida boundary 1796 - 1800. 7. The Florida boundary (continued). 8. The Florida boundary (continued). 9. The land office of Pennsylvania 1800 - 1812. 10. West Point and the last surveys 1812-1820. The book contains footnotes and an index.
Subjects
Ellicott, Andrew, - 1754-1820.
Atlantic States - Surveys.
Southern boundary of the United States.
Washington (D.C.) - Surveys.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
925 E46m
Websites
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000276579;view=1up;seq=13
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